Kurt Astner establishes new ice climbs in Norway

Black Diamond athlete Kurt Astner took an ice climbing trip to Norway in March 2011, and recently sent us the following report of the stellar WI6 climbs he developed with his partner, Helmut Rauegger.
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Two Years of Skiing with Black Diamond Athlete Johnny Collinson

Over the past two winters, Black Diamond athlete Johnny Collinson has skied his way through India, Bolivia, British Columbia and Alaska. With the help of Sherpas Cinema, he presents a compilation of the best moments from the last two seasons of powder, cliff hucks and big mountains.
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Black Diamond Athlete Mason Earle on 24HHH

Arkansas's 24 Hours of Horseshoe Hell is notorious for its wacky team names, bomber sandstone and wild after parties. Despite having an aversion for competitions, Black Diamond athlete Mason Earle, along with teammate Nik Berry, took the 24HHH by storm this year, shit talking Alex Honnold, grunting through 5.8 cruxes and winning the team division while setting a new high score.
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Last spring, Black Diamond athlete Callum Pettit headed north from his native Whistler to check out the skiing and film with Sherpas Cinema in Bella Coola, in British Columbia's Coast Mountains.
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Sonnie Trotter: The Prow Wall

Black Diamond Ambassador Sonnie Trotter’s climbing career is full of impressive first free ascents throughout his homeland of Canada. Earlier this year, he freed one of his proudest: The Prow Wall, a 200-meter shield of smooth granite on Squamish’s Stawamus Chief. The story behind the eventual free ascent was 20 years in the making and here, Sonnie shares the moments and people that were part of the experience.
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Tim Kemple: A Towering Obsession

BD Ambassador Tim Kemple takes us on a photographic journey to his top 5 summits around the globe.
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Watch Carlo Traversi Take On The Triple 14 Challenge

In the late summer of 2016, BD Athlete Carlo Traversi set out to climb a V14, 5.14, and 14er … all in a day. Luckily, the experience was documented in this exclusive BD film.
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Jordan White: Skiing the 13ers of Colorado's Elk Mountains

Black Diamond Ambassador Jordan White has climbed and skied every 14er in Colorado. Now he’s set his sights on the rugged 13ers in the Elk Mountains.
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ROCK Project: Our Athletes are Committed and Here's Why

As this year’s ROCK Project tour comes to a successful close, our Athletes and Ambassadors explain why being involved in this movement is so important.
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Jordan White: Finding the First Turns of Winter

Black Diamond Ambassador Jordan White explains why the old phrase, “you don’t know ‘til you go,” is everything when it comes to early season ski touring.
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Thomas Gaisbacher: Skiing and Guiding in the Wild Yukon

When Sherpas Cinema wants to film the raddest skiers and snowboarders ripping in the remote Yukon, they hire Black Diamond Ambassador Thomas Gaisbacher as their head guide. For three weeks in April, a crew of shredders pillaged powder under the watchful eye of Gaisbacher, who kept everyone out of harm's way … oh, and he also squeezed in a few epic runs too.
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The Pro Belay: Pavel Blažek Takes Us Behind the Scenes on the Dawn Wall

Every rock star needs a sideman, and every great climber needs a solid belayer. Pavel Blažek, the man who held Adam Ondra’s ropes on the Dawn Wall, gives us an inside look at belaying on the world’s hardest big wall.
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BEHIND THE SHOT: 2012 Ski Digital Catalog Cover

We caught up with photographer Jay Beyer and BD athlete Zack Giffin to get the story behind Jay's incredible photo of Zack hucking over a massive ice cave in Glacier Bay, Alaska last spring.
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